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Welcome to the OlderAndWiser.com Podcast Babyboomers Susan and Bob explore public opinion surveys- from the serious to the absurd.

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Episodes

  1. "Coronavirus Paranoia, Nightmares, Fear of Bugs"-OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Bob Bates and Susan Sikora explore recent public opinion surveys and news events. Topics today include the fear and stress caused by coronavirus, the most common nightmares, and the fear of bugs.

  2. "What Do We Do WIth You When You're Dead?"- OLDER AND WISER

    Bob Bates and Susan Sikora look at a variety of innovation ways to dispose of your body. Also, some new ways people are scattering and repurposing cremated human remains. olderandwiser.com thatwasthewayitwas.oom

  3. "Stranger Neighbors, Stealing from Hotels, Coffee Astrology"-OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Bob Bates and Susan Sikora explore recent public opinion surveys, including how many of us don't know any of our neighbors, the most popular stuff to steal from hotels, what your coffee says about your personality, and the most common ways to injure yourself in...

  4. "Food Confusion, Too Old to Workout, Holiday Regrets, Bad GIfts

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Bob Bates and Susan Sikora explore recent public opinion surveys, including how kids are confused by where our food comes from, the early age at which most people are done with working out, the way we overspend during the holidays, and our least favorite gifts....

  5. "Marriage or Career? Men Distrust Women, Pumpkin Haters"- OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Bob Bates and Susan Sikora explore recent public opinion surveys, including whether men feel careers are more important than marriage, how many men distrust female politicians, people who are happy when they get sick, the food we hate at Thanksgiving.

  6. "Election Stress, Politeness, Living in Sin"- OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Bob Bates and Susan Sikora explore recent public opinion surveys, including how many people are suffering from pre-election stress and an overdose of news coverage, people who are overly polite, how people feeling about unmarried people living together, and…

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  7. "Aches & Pains, No New Friends, Favorite Veggies"- OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser Susan Sikora and Bob Bates explore recent public opinion surveys including... how most people feel totally healthy only half the time... lots of people haven't made a new friend in 5 years, a list of America's favorite vegetables, and how housework can break up…

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  8. "Air Travel Stress, Breakfast Faves, Love to Read, Pets or Kids"-OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Bob Bates and Susan and Sikora browse through recent public opinion surveys, including... the things that stress us out at the airport, ways we like our breakfast prepared, changing reading habits, people who prefer pets to kids.

  9. "Eating in Silence, Bring Your Own Bedding, Seatbelt Survey, Retirement Hotspots"- OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Bob Bates and Susan Sikora explore recent public opinion surveys... including families who eat dinners in total silence, best places to retire, weird things people take to hotel rooms, Seatbelts or no seatbelts? For more, visit olderandwiser.com.

  10. "Restaurant Stress, Paying to Sleep, Pool Etiquette, Pumpkin Spice"- OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser with Bob Bates and Susan Sikora, guest Lauren Leibowitz sits in for Susan. Topics include the most stressful thing about dining out, things not to do in a pool, what some people would do for sleep, and naming your child after a cup of coffee.

  11. "Marriage Makes You Fat, Love Potatoes, Hate Flossing, Dirty Underwear"-- OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser Bob Bates and Susan Sikora explore recent public opinion surveys including how you weight may be affected by your marital status, the most popular comfort foods, why people refuse to floss, and how many people wear their underwear for more than a day.

  12. "Friends or Money, Dog Kissing, Best Sandwiches"- OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Bob Bates and Susan Sikora explore recent public opinion surveys, including whether people consider money more important than friendships, whether people would rather kiss their dogs than anyone else, and a list of America's favorite sandwiches.

  13. "Dad Bods, Zombie Drivers, Home Brag, Headphoners"- OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Bob and Susan explore recent public opinion surveys including a new popularity of "dad bods", why some people renovate homes to impress the neighbors, how many of us are "zombie drivers", and why millennials are alway wearing headphones.

  14. "Proud of America? Facebook Facts, Who's Losing Weight"- OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Susan Sikora and Bob Bates explore public opinion surveys, including a new survey reveal how proud Americans are of being Americans. Also, how many of us are trying to lose weight, and how many of us are ditching Facebook.

  15. "Bucket Lists, Sexy Accents, Creepy Tech, Sleeplessness"- OLDER AND WISER

    Bob Bates and Susan Sikora explore recent public opinion surveys. On this episode... what most people include on their bucket lists, the home tech devices people find creepy, why people can't sleep, and the sexiest accents in America.

  16. "Fashion Regrets, Bad Homes, Tricky Inheritance, Fat Cats- OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Bob Bates and Susan Sikora explore recent public opinion surveys.

  17. "We Love Cereal, Snack Survey, Buying Patterns"-- OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Bob Bates and Susan Sikora explore recent public opinion surveys.. including things Americans like to eat for breakfast, snack food preferences by region of the country, buying power and how it differs between millennials a baby boomers.

  18. "Sinful States, Couples Getting Comfortable, Relationship Deal Breakers" OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Susan and Bob explore recent public opinion surveys. Today's topics include... America's most "sinful" states, things that take couples a long time to get comfortable with, relationship dealbreakers, and more.

  19. "Are you Rich?... Obsessed with Food, Weird Beliefs- OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Bob and Susan explore recent public opinion surveys, including how people define "being rich", how often we think about food, some of the weird things people believe.

  20. "How to Live to be 90, Don't be too Skinny, Eating Food Off the Floor, OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Bob and Susan explore recent public opinion surveys and new research including.. whether coffee might you live longer, is it better to be a little overweight?... and is it safe to eat food off the floor?

  21. "No Cash, Believing in Ghosts, Annoying Salesclerks, Optimism Survey" OLDER AND WISER

    On this episode of Older and Wiser, Bob and Susan examine recent public opinion surveys, including... people who refuse to carry cash... do you believe in ghosts?... perky sales clerks, good or bad?... National Optimism survey results.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to the OlderAndWiser.com Podcast Babyboomers Susan and Bob explore public opinion surveys- from the serious to the absurd.

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